Horizon League Announces 2026 Valeo #HLSB All-Academic Team
Rachel White
INDIANAPOLIS (April 30, 2026) – Recognizing student-athletes for their success both in competition and in the classroom, the Horizon League revealed our 2026 Valeo Softball All-Academic Team on Thursday.
Dig Deeper:
- A total of 17 student-athletes were named to the Valeo All-Academic Team while four more were tabbed as honorable mentions in balloting by the League’s faculty athletics representatives.
- The Horizon League recognizes student-athletes with seasonal Academic All-League teams in each of its 19 championship sports.
- The 2026 Valeo #HLSB All-Academic Team is comprised of student-athletes from all seven League institutions that sponsor softball.
- Northern Kentucky, IU Indy and RMU led the League with three All-Academic Team selections.
- To be eligible for Horizon League All-Academic consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.20 or higher (based on a 4.00 scale), have completed at least one year at the member institution, having earned 24 semester-hour or 36 quarter-hour credits, and participate in 50 percent of the team’s overall contests (20 percent of the team’s overall contests for pitchers).
- An Honorable Mention is awarded to student-athletes who received at least 25 percent of votes, but did not make the All-Academic Team.
2026 Valeo #HLSB All-Academic Team
Claire Borg, Detroit Mercy
Jada Davis, Detroit Mercy
Sidney LaMotte, Green Bay
Jenna Redders, Green Bay
Callie Dickerson, IU Indy
Molly Kable, IU Indy
Paige McPhearson, IU Indy
Brielle DiMemmo, Northern Kentucky
Alicia Flores, Northern Kentucky
Jena Rhoads, Northern Kentucky
Alyssa Balcom, Oakland
Maggie Murphy, Oakland
Mary Brant, RMU
Madelyn Coleman, RMU
Courtney Poulich, RMU
Kennedy Dean, Youngstown State
Lydia Wilkerson, Youngstown State
Honorable Mentions
Brooke Schwall, Green Bay
Victoria Flores, Northern Kentucky
Brooklyn Plitz, Oakland
Kaitlyn Molitoris, RMU